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Giambi to stay with Rockies under mutual option

Found October 31, 2011 on ESPN:
PLAYERS: Jason Giambi
TEAMS: Colorado Rockies

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Jason Giambi and the Colorado Rockies have exercised their mutual option on his $1 million contract for 2012.
Original Story: http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/717...
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